Given name & surname
Holter
“from the forest”
Holter is a variant of Holt. One English interpretation is “from the forest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Holter is a variant of Holt. One English interpretation is “from the forest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Holter is a variant of Holt. An origin associated with Holt is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Holter through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,168 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,168 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,244 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Holter
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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